Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 & technical pan
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 18:19:20 -0700

On 5/21/02 Simon Lamb  wrote:

>I know from previous posst that some of the members have used Kodak
>Technical Pan in their M6.  I just had a roll developed by a lab and I
>exposed it at ASA25.  Just about every image on the roll is overexposed by
>about one stop. Assuming the lab did not process it incorrectly (I know them
>well and they take great care) is there a nominal speed rating for Technical
>Pan and could I have therefore overexposed the film by a stop, or is it
>variable and one should develop it at the speed it was used?

I shoot a reasonable amount of TechPan.

I use Technidol developer and follow the instructions religiously especially the
agitation instructions. I have been very pleased with the tonality of the images
and amazed at the grain, or lack of grain.

Typically I shoot at ASA 25 although in the late afternoon when there's a lot of
red light I can shoot it at 50. TechPan's response curve shows that it is much
more sensative at the red end of the spectrum.

Hope this helps.

Adam
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